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Welcome to the conversation

When was the last time you had a great conversation in your business? You can tell how good a conversation is by how it makes you feel at the end. When you feel excited, inspired, motivated and more empowered then you know you’ve had a good one.

Every day of your life you talk to people in your businesses. You talk to your prospects, existing customers, employees, partners, suppliers, competitors and other business owners. When you’ve a bad conversation you are less likely to get the outcome that you want. In a sales situation, it is as simple as missing out on a piece of new business. With an employee, the negative impact can be harder to notice but can be just as disastrous. With a customer, it might be the start of a bad reputation.

The wonderful thing is that the opposite is also true, when you have a great conversation it can improve every aspect of your business. Your sales; your customer feedback; your employee’s productivity; your supplier’s performance; even the opportunities that you get. By focussing on your conversations you can have a significant impact on your business and your success.

So if you’re not getting the success that you want in your business then think back to the conversations that you’ve been having. Have they felt like great conversations, have you felt like both you and the other person have left feeling more positive than before? If not, then you might need to make some changes. Changes to the assumptions that you’ve made; changes to the language that you use; changes to the way you approach your conversations and finally you might have to change who you are talking to.

If you want to have a conversation and see what I can do for you then just click here and drop me a line.

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How it all works

It's designed to be both simple and natural, just like a business conversation should be. Here's a little more information for those who want to know.

What

Great business conversations about you and your business, so you can have great conversations in your business. The best of which are the open and honest dialogues between two equals. Two people both heading towards the same outcome, in our case the development and growth of your business.

Why

In a world where all knowledge can be available at our fingertips, it’s the dialogue that adds the value and makes the difference. Conversations become about the implementation and implication of our thoughts, decisions and actions.

How

The simple answer is the same way that you would have any conversation and with the right technology we don’t even have to be in the same room, city or even country. The most important part is that we have regular conversations, which will help you make the small changes and improvements that you need to reach where you’re wanting to go.

Me

My name is Simon Whitbread and as my title suggests I love having business conversations with people and I’d like to think that I’m good at it. My mission in life is to leave every person I have a business conversation with in a better place than when I met them. Whether it is by helping them feel inspired or empowered; helping them to develop new ideas or new concepts; overall helping them feel that they truly can achieve all that they want in life and business.

734Cups of tea

74Companies helped

1138Hours of conversation

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What they say

Here's what my customers talk about after having conversations with me.

Having conversations with Simon gave the the clarity I needed to take my business in the right direction.

Simon Mallindine - Chief Inspiration Officer of Mallindine.com

Simon is great at objectively assessing your needs and motivating you. He keeps you focused. I enjoy our business conversations.

Fiona Mobbs - Your Colour and Style

He has helped me really focus my mind on developing and growing my business and by making small changes, has improved my profile and attracted new enquiries.

Lorna Jackson - Advance and Get Noticed

my conversations

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